Path.Combine two relative path strings to create new relative path

Question

I'm trying to join two relative paths to create another relative (NOT absolute) path using Path.Combine.

string path1=@"rootDir\DirA\DirAA";
string path2=@"..\..\DirB";
Console.WriteLine(Path.Combine(path1, path2));
//I get: rootDir\DirA\DirAA\..\..\DirB
Console.WriteLine(Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(path1, path2)));
//I get: C:User\rootDir\DirB

What I actually want is

//rootDir\DirB

Is there any way to accomplish that using Path?

can you split the path string at "\" and combine the parts you want ? — Naruto, Oct 07 '18 at 16:43
Possible duplicate of [Path.Combine absolute with relative path strings](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/670566/path-combine-absolute-with-relative-path-strings) — Matthew Eskolin, Oct 07 '18 at 16:49
@blueprogrammer No, I am looking for the relative path from the combination of two relative paths and not the absolute path. — Bighted19, Oct 07 '18 at 17:04

smolchanovsky · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-07T18:32:02.687

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Try this:

Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(path1, path2))
    .Substring(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory().Length + 1);

edited Oct 07 '18 at 18:32

answered Oct 07 '18 at 16:49

smolchanovsky

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